Math book with horsemen tessellation cover
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I am looking for a math text I read when I was younger that had MC Escher's 'horsemen' tessellation on the cover. One of the Horsemen was colored red and the others in grey and white. As I remember, the book covered a wide variety of topics. The only two chapters in it that I remember are conics and billiards.
If anyone knows the title of this book, I would greatly appreciate if you could help me remember this gem!
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I am looking for a math text I read when I was younger that had MC Escher's 'horsemen' tessellation on the cover. One of the Horsemen was colored red and the others in grey and white. As I remember, the book covered a wide variety of topics. The only two chapters in it that I remember are conics and billiards.
If anyone knows the title of this book, I would greatly appreciate if you could help me remember this gem!
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edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
3,41981830
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
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I am looking for a math text I read when I was younger that had MC Escher's 'horsemen' tessellation on the cover. One of the Horsemen was colored red and the others in grey and white. As I remember, the book covered a wide variety of topics. The only two chapters in it that I remember are conics and billiards.
If anyone knows the title of this book, I would greatly appreciate if you could help me remember this gem!
reference-request
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
3,41981830
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
1146
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I am looking for a math text I read when I was younger that had MC Escher's 'horsemen' tessellation on the cover. One of the Horsemen was colored red and the others in grey and white. As I remember, the book covered a wide variety of topics. The only two chapters in it that I remember are conics and billiards.
If anyone knows the title of this book, I would greatly appreciate if you could help me remember this gem!
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reference-request
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
3,41981830
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
1146
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
3,41981830
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
1146
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
3,41981830
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
3,41981830
edited Dec 23 '18 at 21:01
Glorfindel
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3,41981830
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
1146
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
1146
asked Mar 25 '13 at 6:59
cowcheecowchee
1146
1146
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It is Mathematics, a Human Endeavor, by Harold Jacobs. The edition that has the red horseman is the second edition. Your memory is correct, the front cover has a single red, the rest beige (but I am not a reliable reporter of colour) and white. The back cover has horsemen also, none red.
The third edition front cover has another Escher tessellation, birds. I believe there have been a number of editions since then. I only have the two editions mentioned.
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
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@cowchee Found this and this googling André's answer.
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It is Mathematics, a Human Endeavor, by Harold Jacobs. The edition that has the red horseman is the second edition. Your memory is correct, the front cover has a single red, the rest beige (but I am not a reliable reporter of colour) and white. The back cover has horsemen also, none red.
The third edition front cover has another Escher tessellation, birds. I believe there have been a number of editions since then. I only have the two editions mentioned.
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
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@cowchee Found this and this googling André's answer.
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It is Mathematics, a Human Endeavor, by Harold Jacobs. The edition that has the red horseman is the second edition. Your memory is correct, the front cover has a single red, the rest beige (but I am not a reliable reporter of colour) and white. The back cover has horsemen also, none red.
The third edition front cover has another Escher tessellation, birds. I believe there have been a number of editions since then. I only have the two editions mentioned.
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
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@cowchee Found this and this googling André's answer.
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Mar 25 '13 at 7:37
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It is Mathematics, a Human Endeavor, by Harold Jacobs. The edition that has the red horseman is the second edition. Your memory is correct, the front cover has a single red, the rest beige (but I am not a reliable reporter of colour) and white. The back cover has horsemen also, none red.
The third edition front cover has another Escher tessellation, birds. I believe there have been a number of editions since then. I only have the two editions mentioned.
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
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It is Mathematics, a Human Endeavor, by Harold Jacobs. The edition that has the red horseman is the second edition. Your memory is correct, the front cover has a single red, the rest beige (but I am not a reliable reporter of colour) and white. The back cover has horsemen also, none red.
The third edition front cover has another Escher tessellation, birds. I believe there have been a number of editions since then. I only have the two editions mentioned.
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
edited Mar 25 '13 at 7:37
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
answered Mar 25 '13 at 7:25
André NicolasAndré Nicolas
453k36428813
453k36428813
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@cowchee Found this and this googling André's answer.
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Mar 25 '13 at 7:37
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@cowchee Found this and this googling André's answer.
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– Git Gud
Mar 25 '13 at 7:37
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@cowchee Found this and this googling André's answer.
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